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Sun, 06 Nov 2022 08:17:34 GMT
Keir Starmer: Too many people from overseas recruited to NHS
The Labour leader wants to fix the health service staffing crisis by hiring more people from the UK.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 08:56:28 GMT
Will COP27 be any different to the Glasgow summit?
Experts and activists in Scotland discuss the mood music ahead of the next climate conference.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:54:20 GMT
Scotland's papers: NHS 'meltdown' and call for tax hikes
Plans for tax increases and a crisis call over Scotland's health service make the front pages.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:06:45 GMT
Can a Stranraer to Eyemouth bike route bring in millions?
A new 250-mile course across Scotland from Stranraer to Eyemouth hopes to deliver economic benefits.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:32:55 GMT
Nurses set to hold biggest-ever strike
The NHS is braced for the walkout by Royal College of Nursing members in a dispute over pay.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:43:49 GMT
Extra bank holiday approved to mark King's coronation
The holiday will fall on Monday, 8 May, two days after the coronation of King Charles III.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 18:23:43 GMT
ScotRail warn of disruption on Monday despite strike call off
ScotRail says there will be a "very limited" timetable ahead of a full service resuming on Tuesday.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 09:18:08 GMT
I dream of watching Manchester United but know I never will
A senior Buddhist monk reveals the strength needed to follow a disciplined way of life.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 15:14:01 GMT
Scotland 28-12 Fiji: Scotland struggle to impress despite Murrayfield win
Scotland labour to an autumn international win over determined Fiji on a very uncomfortable afternoon for Gregor Townsend's side at Murrayfield.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 09:15:47 GMT
Hollywood film locations where Scotland has looked its best
From Braveheart to Batman, a new guidebook features more than 150 films that were shot in Scotland.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:45:41 GMT
Pedestrian injured in Greenock lorry hit and run
The 38-year-old man suffered a leg injury when he was struck by the articulated lorry in Greenock.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:46:27 GMT
Council apology after primary school built too small
Twice as many early years school places are needed for a Renfrewshire village than first thought.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:52:12 GMT
Emergency services prepare for busiest night of year
In Glasgow, they are watching over bonfire night from the UK's largest control room.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:21:40 GMT
'We couldn't tell the truth about dire island post'
A former Islay postman says he left Royal Mail because he let customers down in an impossible job.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:06:26 GMT
Covid in Scotland: The latest cases
A weekly update on Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths in Scotland.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:20:54 GMT
The four-year-old boy with incredible maths skills
Jamie Mohr from West Dunbartonshire can count in six languages and knows 17 times tables.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:19:26 GMT
What does the budget mean for Scotland's NHS patients?
The health service is stretched like never before, now the government needs to find an extra £400m.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:22:14 GMT
Farmers look after livestock but not themselves
Two Scottish farmers are part of an early intervention wellbeing programme called Farmstrong.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:22:26 GMT
Relief as Borders cinema celebrates its centenary
The owner of an historic cinema in Galashiels admits that Covid almost led to its end credits.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:30:26 GMT
The Atomics: The early days of Scotland's first nuclear families
Social history project explores the housing of thousands of Dounreay's workers and families.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 06:18:34 GMT
How pop band A-ha inspired Norway's electric car revolution
The band imported one of Norway's first EVs and launched a campaign of civil disobedience.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:15:47 GMT
UK interest rates: How will the rise affect you and how high could it go?
Interest rates have seen their biggest jump for decades, so how could this affect you?

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:57:17 GMT
Kezia Dugdale's I'm a Celebrity advice to Matt Hancock
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale's advice for Matt Hancock on appearing on I'm a Celebrity.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:06:28 GMT
Shirley Manson: 'Garbage got it in the neck from everyone'
The singer reflects on how the band survived 30 years, and tells the stories behind their best songs.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 06:21:05 GMT
Can interim care help ease Scotland's hospital bed shortage?
In Lothian, care homes are used as a temporary measure to help rehabilitate patients before they go home.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:21:26 GMT
Meet the four-year-old maths whizz
Jamie is only four and already impressing with his ability to handle tricky maths.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:27:38 GMT
Police chief condemns 'deplorable' Dundee rioting
Police Scotland's Chief Superintendent Phil Davison has condemned the "reckless and deplorable" behaviour of young people who rioted on the streets of an area of Dundee.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:36:09 GMT
Youths set fires and hurl fireworks in Dundee
A group of youths have gone on a Halloween rampage in an area of Dundee.

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:24:45 GMT
Cathcart Cemetery: The graveyard that is a pilgrimage for football fans
Discover the secrets of the Victorian graveyard in Glasgow that has become a place of pilgrimage for football fans.

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 22:47:56 GMT
'I work at night in Scotland's most haunted place'
Jamie carries out maintenance work overnight in the spooky vaults beneath Edinburgh's streets.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:01:56 GMT
Gin HQ on colourful South Queensferry street told to go grey
Boe Gin has been told it is an offence to paint a listed building in a conservation area without consent.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:31:51 GMT
Airport staff to be balloted on industrial action
The union Unite says the move follows its members rejecting a 5% pay offer from Hial.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:43:05 GMT
Crash survivor realised minibus was on wrong side of road
A man tells a court about the moments before a crash which claimed five lives in Moray in 2018.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:30:13 GMT
Bid to expand Lockerbie disaster visitor site
A memorial room could be upgraded near the spot where the nose cone of Pan Am Flight 103 ended up.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:21:01 GMT
Woman, 28, and boy, 15, arrested over Dundee rioting offences
The woman and a 15-year-old boy have been charged with mobbing and rioting offences in Kirkton.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:55:23 GMT
Finn Russell: Scotland not calling up fly-half now 'utterly self-defeating'
Scotland not calling up Finn Russell for the visit of New Zealand on Sunday is now "utterly self-defeating" writes BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 18:08:50 GMT
Celtic 4-2 Dundee United: League leaders win thriller to extend lead
Celtic crush a remarkable Dundee United comeback in a dramatic finale to roar seven points clear at the Scottish Premiership summit.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 20:42:05 GMT
Scotland 28-12 Fiji: Finn Russell 'in mix' should Adam Hastings miss New Zealand Test
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend refuses to rule out a recall for Finn Russell if Adam Hastings misses out against New Zealand through injury.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:33:30 GMT
Scottish football gossip: Celtic, Postecoglou, VAR, Rangers, Davis, Dundee Utd,
Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has criticised the lengthy delays VAR is causing in Scottish football.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:53:38 GMT
Ross County 3-2 St Mirren: County off bottom after spirited fightback
After going ahead early, Ross County produce two goals in four minutes to take themselves off bottom and continue St Mirren's dreadful away from



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